Bobby Harrison
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Political and government reporter for Mississippi Today.
Joined November 2012
Based on state law, one person cannot make major changes to Mississippi Governor's Mansion like those President Trump is making to White House.
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Based on state law, one person cannot make major changes to Mississippi Governor's Mansion like those President Trump is making to White House.
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At least in Mississippi, there is a law preventing one person from demolishing portions of the Governor's Mansion.
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Based on state law, one person cannot make major changes to Mississippi Governor's Mansion like those President Trump is making to White House.
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Bradley Roberson writes: "The path forward for Mississippi lies in refining and strengthening our current educational system, not abandoning it for one that lacks accountability or proven results."
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Oxford superintendent writes, "The public school is a gathering place, a unifying symbol and a promise that every child deserves a fair start."
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Bobby Harrison: Without the Voting Rights Act today, it is safe to assume there would be fewer Black people elected to office, not just in Mississippi but throughout the nation. Some might say that is a good thing. But is it really? https://t.co/eD0J96drFb
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Bobby Harrison: Since the presidency of Ronald Reagan, federal law has required hospitals to provide emergency treatment to all who need it, regardless of whether they are U.S. citizens. https://t.co/XGyK8S3TJH
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Since the presidency of Ronald Reagan, federal law has required hospitals to provide emergency treatment to all who need it, regardless of whether they are U.S. citizens.
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A program on music icon Bob Dylan’s connection to Mississippi and the Civil Rights Movement will be held at 5:30 p.m. tonight at the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics in Oxford. https://t.co/ZlJ0g2aGAv
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President Kennedy's speech on James Meredith integrating the University of Mississippi 63 years ago should be used as educational tool, Mississippi attorney believes. https://t.co/crPpQXvGo6
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President Kennedy's speech on James Meredith integrating the University of Mississippi 63 years ago should be used as educational tool, Mississippi attorney believes.
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Harrison: Speaker Jason White wants citizens to be able to vote, just not on this
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The state Supreme Court ruled Mississippi’s initiative process void in 2021.
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Bobby Harrison: Speaker Jason White apparently does not want people to vote on whether public funds should be spent on private schools. https://t.co/K483TOeUuH
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Bobby Harrison: Roger Wicker helped pass a key bipartisan health program in 1997 that helped poor Mississippi families. Will he do something similar in 2025? https://t.co/iI1XZyQ6nf
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Bobby Harrison is the editor of Mississippi Today Ideas.
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The expected rising costs for health insurance could give Democratic candidate Scott Colom a line of attack in next year’s election against incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.
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Bobby Harrison: The rising costs of health insurance on the ACA exchange could be issue in 2026 Senate election between Democrat Scott Colom and incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith. https://t.co/zvaTWn0wCI
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Haley Barbour writes, “The greatest hero of Hurricane Katrina, the people of Mississippi: who got knocked down flat, got back up, hitched up their britches and went to work. They went to work helping themselves and helping their neighbors.” https://t.co/fZuMGECnEo
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Haley Barbour writes, "The greatest hero of Hurricane Katrina, the people of Mississippi: who got knocked down flat, got back up, hitched up their britches and went to work. They went to work helping...
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Bobby Harrison: If politicians continue to refuse to expand Medicaid, the number of Mississippians with no health insurance will rise in the coming years. https://t.co/IsTYvtgRy3
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Column: If politicians continue to refuse to expand Medicaid, the number of Mississippians with no health insurance will rise in the coming years.
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Bobby Harrison: Russia’s Vladimir Putin, U.S. President Donald Trump and many Mississippi politicians, including Gov. Tate Reeves, have something in common. https://t.co/0UHQkGAVIL
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Currently 36 states, both red states and blue states, have universal mail-in voting. Most had mail-in voting when Trump won in 2016, lost in 2020 and won again in 2024.
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Bobby Harrison: Don’t look for Mississippi to get involved in what appears to be an escalating redistricting war where states redraw their U.S. House districts to aid Republicans or Democrats ahead of a hotly contested 2026 national election. https://t.co/iEAUnoBI5v
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Column: Don’t look for Mississippi to get involved in what appears to be an escalating redistricting war where states redraw their U.S. House districts to aid Republicans or Democrats ahead of a...
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Bobby Harrison: Would you like some public funds to take your family on vacation to Disneyland? Under the logic of some politicians who support "school choice," it's not out of the realm of possibility. https://t.co/5FVNc19K8J
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Column: Would you like some public funds to take your family on vacation to Disneyland? Under the logic of some politicians who support "school choice," it's not out of the realm of possibility.
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Bobby Harrison: If ultra successful businessman Tommy Duff does run for governor of Mississippi in 2027, history will not be on his side. https://t.co/Q0pgCsQGrj
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Bobby Harrison: Don’t look now, but thanks to the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill, health care, which by nearly every metric already is bad in Mississippi, is going to get worse. https://t.co/q4gqoE0jMF
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Column: Don’t look now, but thanks to the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill, health care, which by nearly every metric already is bad in Mississippi, is going to get worse.
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